9.6% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bega - Tathra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bega - Tathra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Bega - Tathra than in most other areas, with only 9.6% arriving from abroad. This reflects a population with deep roots in the region, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 41.7% and 43.7% of the population respectively. Irish ancestry is also notable at 13.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has risen slightly by 1.2 percentage points since 2011, though 82.8% of residents were still born in Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bega - Tathra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041019/bega-tathra/topic/ancestry-heritage